【摩登家庭】“说，你错了没？”

【句子】I knew the minute I opened my mouth that I was in the wrong. 【Modern Family S2E20】
【发音】/aɪ/ /njuː/ /nuː/ /ðə/ /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ /aɪ/ /ˈəʊ.pənd/ /maɪ/
【发音技巧】opened my不完全爆破；that I连读+闪音；was in连读；
【翻译】我知道，我在一开口的时候，就已经说错话了。
【适用场合】
有关这句话的语序，大家其实不用过于纠结。
你可以理解成：
I knew that I was in the wrong the minute I opened my mouth.

in the wrong
1. 说错话、做错事；
having done, said, or assumed something incorrect or inappropriate



2. 为一次事故、错误、争论等等负有责任；
responsible for an accident, a mistake, an argument, etc.

eg: I was in the wrong to assume that you two had reconciled. I should have checked before inviting you both to the dinner party.
是我的错！我还以为你们俩已经和好了呢。我应该在邀请你们俩来派对之前先确认一下的。

eg: The motorcyclist was clearly in the wrong. He hit me, after all!
那个骑摩托车的人明显要负责啊！毕竟是他撞了我！

eg: It took a lot of courage to admit that she was in the wrong.
她花了好大勇气，才承认自己当初做错了。

eg: The teacher was clearly in the wrong but refused to admit it.
这位老师明显说错了，但是她拒绝承认这点。

eg: She was clearly in the wrong. She had no right to take the book.
她显然是做错事了，她无权带走那本书。

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这次事故不是我的错，完全是另外那个驾驶员的责任。